Illinois gubernatorial election, 1872

November 5, 1872



Nominee	Richard J. Oglesby	Gustavus Koerner
Party	Republican	Liberal Republican
Popular vote	237,774	197,084
Percentage	54.41%	45.10%

Red denotes a county won by Oglesby, and Pink denotes a county won by Koerner

Governor before election

Richard J. Oglesby
Republican

Elected Governor

John M. Palmer
Republican

The Illinois gubernatorial election of 1872 was the fifteenth election for this office. Republican nonimee, Former Governor Richard J. Oglesby defeated the Democratic and Liberal Republican nominee Gustavus Koerner. B. G. Wells represented Independent Democrats unwilling to ally with Liberal Republicans. Oglesby had agreed to run for the Governorship but to resign upon being elected so that Lt. Governor John Lourie Beveridge could assume the office. Oglesby was in turn appointed to the U.S. Senate.

At this time in Illinois history, the Lieutenant Governor was elected on a separate ballot from the governor. This would remain so until the 1970 constitution.

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Results

1868 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard J. Oglesby	237,774	54.41%	-1.16%
	Liberal Republican	Gustavus Koerner	197,084	45.10%	N/A%
	Independent	B. G. Wright	2,185	0.50%	N/A
Majority			40,690	9.31%	-1.83%
Turnout			437,043
	Republican hold		Swing

References

Our Campaigns - Illinois Governor Race - Nov 5, 1872
Stringer, Lawrence B. History of Logan County, Illinois, a Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Chicago, Pioneer Publishing Company: 1911. p. 292